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Jan 12, 2014 17:08:29 GMT
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Getting rid of my Golf in the Spring (fresh MOT) and thinking what to have next. My budget should be around the £1000 mark but a nice, big, dirty bargain would be great  It must be at least 20 years old for insurance purposes. 5 cylinders is as big as I want to go too. I'm drawn towards a 5 cylinder Volvo...  Some British tin?  Lada etc?  I've got a LOT of love for the "uncool" and open to any suggestions! My Golf is a cracking car but I'm well past my two year boredom threshold and I'm starting to itch for a new peice of retro tin..... |
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1993 Mercedes-Benz 190e LE in Azzuro Blue.
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Jan 12, 2014 17:40:41 GMT
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One of those Triumphs just went on ebay few days ago for just over 500, was very tempted myself, if i could find a lada i would love one to look like that picture.
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Jan 12, 2014 20:36:11 GMT
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I know I'm a Triumph nut, but the Acclaim is a very underrated car mostly due to all the original owners being 90 years older than God! Its well screwed together, nippy, economical and pleasant to drive. Not exceptional but its Honda underpinnings mean there is a vast tuning potential without spending a fortune and its general negected status means you'd be doing something not many other people have - surely the holy grail of Retro!
Steve
Make a great sleeper with a V-tec, a small drop and some decent rims!
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Last Edit: Jan 12, 2014 20:41:11 GMT by carledo
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Jan 12, 2014 20:40:58 GMT
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I've been looking into the Acclaim and it's starting to appeal to me more and more. Plenty of choices for wheels and the ones I have seen seem to be low mileage. I'll be putting the Golf up for sale in March by the looks of it....
Are Acclaims plentiful or rare? There's only two on Thiefbay at the moment.
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Jan 12, 2014 20:48:40 GMT
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I've been looking into the Acclaim and it's starting to appeal to me more and more. Plenty of choice for wheels and the ones I have seen seen to be low mileage. I'll be putting the Gold up for sale in March by the looks of it.... Are Acclaims plentiful or rare? There's only two on Thiefbay at the moment. They were never what you could call common when new, however, since most new ones were bought by old retired guys as their "last" car, the survivors tend to be tidy and relatively low mileage. They are not common but they are "out there". At this time of year the only people selling on ebay are DESPERATE! 3 or 4 at a time is more usual! Steve |
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Jan 12, 2014 21:35:25 GMT
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I remember seeing a lancia, can never remember the name but it's a saloon, HF integrate and it sold for £800
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Jan 12, 2014 22:40:27 GMT
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I remember seeing a lancia, can never remember the name but it's a saloon, HF integrate and it sold for £800 There was a blue Lancia Prisma that went for less than a grand a few weeks ago. |
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g40jon
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e36 bmws are super cheap at the mo, sure to be a good investment too as rust, bangernomic fans and drifters will kill off the ropey ones pretty quickly. E30s have started to rocket in price and I have no doubt that the e36 will follow in its wheel treads!
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I owned an E36 318 compact a few years ago. It was OK but nothing to write home about. I like the 320 estates. I'm definately having something different Than a VW, I'm tired of inflated scene prices etc
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g40jon
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Jan 13, 2014 10:37:17 GMT
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I owned an E36 318 compact a few years ago. It was OK but nothing to write home about. I like the 320 estates. I'm definately having something different Than a VW, I'm tired of inflated scene prices etc ditto, had vws for 13 years now, hence me just buying an e36 325. The compact isn't as good as the proper e36, runs a different rear axle and doesn't have any 6 cylinder goodness either. I was planning to get a touring, but a saloon came up in the right condition and at a price I couldn't refuse. In fairness though, not everything vw is overpriced. I could'nt give my polo gt away and believe me I really did try! |
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Jan 13, 2014 10:48:12 GMT
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1 or 3 for me. Not a Volvo fan usually, but that looks so good.
Had a thing for the Lada 2101 for a while now, but it has to sit right, low and on wide, low offset wheels. Might be hard to get parts for if you can't fabricate your own. That 2107 looks perfect.
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Jan 13, 2014 10:51:47 GMT
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Another vote for the E36, 318is coupe is a good motor.
The compact is a bit marmite, I loved mine - but the coupe did (seem to) go sideways better...
A 328 Sport if you can find one & look after it, should be a sound investment - I'm sure they will start to rocket up in price soon -they cant get much cheaper.
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Jan 13, 2014 11:02:22 GMT
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Those three pics are just things I've spotted and like the look of. I'm open to any suggestions. I fancy the idea of an Acclaim lowered on some decent wheels. There's one on Ebay with 7k on the clock....
If I was to go for an E36 it would have to be a touring. I've been a passenger in a 328, very nice. Definately a good option to an M3. I'd imagine they're thirsty beasts though?
As for my Golf, once it's passed it's MOT in March, it'll be appearing on some classifieds. I usually get bored between 18 months and two years. I'm overdue. I'm a big big fan of the unloved so something different from the norm would be nice.
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Jan 13, 2014 11:26:21 GMT
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the 6 cylinder engines all return around low 30s mpg, so not much worse than the 4 pots. You might get 35 mpg cruising on a motorway, but all much the same, so you might aswell go for the most powerfull one you can find. Saw a really nice touring the other day in fact. A silver one with m3 front bumper plus a few other m spec goodies, looked a really smart car. Doesn't really look like a design which is close on 25 years old! Must be a good design though, as the e46 started of as a reworked e36 shell. The e46 is rumoured to be 70% stiffer though. E46s are cheap as chips too, just not very retro looking.
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Jan 13, 2014 17:09:11 GMT
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I personally have never had a 6 pot bmw that gave 30+ mpg. 25+ is more like it.
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Jan 13, 2014 18:42:00 GMT
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I fancy the idea of an Acclaim lowered on some decent wheels. There's one on Ebay with 7k on the clock..... . I hear you on that one. I keep looking at Acclaims on there as well, and can't help thinking "how hard can it be?" to drop a B or D16 in there for the ultimate OAP spec sleeper |
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Jan 13, 2014 18:55:00 GMT
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I personally have never had a 6 pot bmw that gave 30+ mpg. 25+ is more like it. which model(s) did you have? I was going off what I have recently researched, as I haven't picked up the 325 that I am buying. The general feeling was that around 30 mpg was obtainable. The guy selling mine was pretty sure he could get near those figures (he is however in his late 70s, so perhaps has a more sympathetic driving style?) I haven't bought mine to rag or drift around in and don't plan to even do many miles in it, so mpg wasn't top of my considerations. |
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325i will do late 20s, 323i or 328i early 30s. Compacts are fantastic. The 318ti is a bargain at the minute, trading hands for low £100s and becoming scarcer by the day. late models came in individual colours too, avus, techno, dakar - gorgeous. for the OP though - a BMW is hardly 'unloved'. What you want is a ... Accord!  or Prelude  |
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Accord! or Prelude That's what I'm talking about! Mmmmmmm pop up lights. Anything like that. The Golf is 100% gone come the spring! |
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